Robert Barr (businessman)

Robert Barr (12 December 1888 – 18 July 1961) was a British businessman and founder of the Barr & Wallace Arnold Trust.[1]

Life

Born into a farming family in Wakefield, Barr gained a financial interest in vehicle touring at a young age. He alone was responsible for transforming Wallace Arnold from an early, small charabanc outfit into one of the UK's largest coach tour operators, founding the Barr & Wallace Arnold Trust in 1926, which would run the company for the next 76 years.

Barr married Edith Midgley in 1913 at age 25; they had seven children, Mary, Margaret, Robert, Veronica, Malcolm, Jean, Stewart. Barr died at age 72.[2]

References

  1. ^ From Farm, Commercial Motor. 5 February 1960. Accessed 18 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Robert Barr (1888–1961) – Find a Grave Memorial". Find a Grave.


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